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Thursday, July 5, 2018

McKinney Cemetery is set back in the woods off of McKinney Cemetery Road in Brown County, Indiana. This is a small family cemetery with just under 80 interments. I believe that it is still in use as I saw some newer graves and there is room for many more. It was raining the day that we stopped to take a look around, which made it a lovely, bright green setting.

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Our first stop is at the grave of young Florence Dunlap.

Born: July 8, 1896

Died: August 29, 1897

She was the infant daughter of Charles L. Dunlap (1875-?) and his first wife Martha J. McKinney Dunlap Wiley (1874-1941). They were married in 1895. She is buried in McKinney Cemetery. Charles has a headstone in Garland Brook Cemetery, but his death date is not listed on the headstone. He was married twice after Martha and his name is listed on his second wife's headstone. I am not sure if he is really buried there as his third wife is buried in Connersville.

She is listed on the same headstone as Flora Alice McKinney. I can only assume that this was a cost saving effort as they have different parents.

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This is the grave for Belva C. Hedrick.

Born: May 5, 1925, Brown County, Indiana

Died: May 23, 1925, Brown County, Indiana

He was the infant son of Ralph Hedrick (1894-1972) and Brunell Moore Hedrick (1902-1978). They are both buried nearby in McKinney Cemetery.

Had he survived he would have had at least one other sibling:

Robert Eugene Hedrick (1927-1996) - buried in McKinney Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana (he was a veteran of World War II)

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Here we have a Hedrick gravestone with several names.

The first is for Ralph K. Hedrick.

I am not going to list him with this burial as he is not buried with this stone. He is buried nearby with his second wife, Brunell Moore Hedrick.

His first wife, Ruby Carmichael Hedrick is next on the stone.

Born: December 19, 1901

Died: September 13, 1921

She was the first wife of Ralph K. Hedrick (1894-1972). He is buried nearby with his second wife, Brunell Moore Hedrick (1902-1978), in McKinney Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana.

The last name on the headstone is that of Thelma Irene Hedrick.

Born: August 26, 1921

Died: October 6, 1921

She was the infant daughter of Ralph K. Hedrick (1894-1972) and his first wife, Ruby Carmichael Hedrick (1901-1921). She passed away less than a month after her mother, Ruby. It is surmised that Ruby probably died from complications of childbirth.

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Our next stop is at the grave of Arthur Otto Shepherd.

Born: May 19, 1889

Died: December 8, 1918

He was the son of John W. Shepherd (1864-1951) and Mary Elizabeth Hurley Shepherd (1867-1945). They are both buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Brown County, Indiana.

He was the infant son of Robert E. McKinney (1875-1952) and Dora I. Lutes McKinney (1871-1922).

Had he lived, he would have had at least two siblings:Bruce B. McKinney (1900-1976) - buried in Christiansburg Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana.Bessie B. McKinney (1903-1903) - buried in McKinney Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana

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This is the grave of Jame Eli McKinney.

Born: October 28, 1881
Died: December 2, 1919

He was the son of Archibald R. McKinney (1849-1890) and Rebecca Ann Shultz McKinney (1850-1927). They are both buried in McKinney Cemetery nearby and share a headstone.

I believe that he was the infant son of Charles Oscar McKinney (1887-1973) and his first wife, Mary Manuel McKinney (1893-1923). They were married in 1910 and they are both buried in McKinney Cemetery.

He was married to Leweza Jane Glasgow McKinney . They were married in 1868 and she is listed just below him on the headstone.

Born: March 27, 1853
Died: May 7, 1922

She was the daughter of Hugh Glasgow (1816-1855) and Sarah Jane Carmichael Glasgow (1819-1907). They were married in Belmont, Ohio on February 10, 1844 and moved to Brown County, Indiana around 1850. They are both buried in Houston Cemetery, Jackson County, Indiana.

She had a couple of siblings that I have found so far:William Henry Glasgow (1849-1934) - buried in Newbern Christian Cemetery, Bartholomew County, IndianaHugh Glasgow (1856-1941) - buried in Garland Brook Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana

She was the daughter of Henry Bloom (1841-1904) and Dorotha "Dora" Curlin Bloom (1837-1931). They are both buried in Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana. They were both from Germany.